4 weeks pregnant and bleeding

[Tinzo]

Hi guys. I desperately need some advice here before I lose my mind and make bad decisions.

I had been having period-like cramps for about 2 weeks but no period. Then this Sunday I discovered that I was pregnant.

I saw the gynae on Monday and he said he cant see the embryo yet (only the sac) and he cannot detect a heartbeat which is understandable as I am 4 weeks pregnant. But what worried me was that he said he saw blood on my uterine wall.

Due to my history of miscarriage I was prescribed Cyclogest and folic acid which I started using from the Monday evening. I was advised to return to the gynae in 2 weeks. Mind you the period-like cramps still persisted and the gynae said that they are normal. (This is my 4th pregnancy and the first time I am experiencing that, even with my 3rd pregnancy which unfortunately resulted in miscarriageI didn't have those cramps until the day of the actual miscarriage.) But anyway back to the main point....the bleeding.

Tuesday afternoon I noticed pinkish blood after urinating. I called the gynae and he said to continue the medication and see him the next morning so I did. The bleeding didn't seem to stop but it only appeared when I was wiping myself after urinating, it wasn't appearing on the pantyliner I had put on.

So as per the phone call the previous day, on Wednesday morning I went to see the gynae again (2nd visit in the week) and he just told me that he has nothing different to tell me than what he told me on Monday when I had my first visit. He said he doesn't know the cause of the bleeding, I could be miscarrying but I must wait it out and return in two weeks as he had previously said on Monday.

But later at night of the same day, I had severe cramps and clots this time. Now I didn't know what to do because I am told to wait it out so I did.

Now, as of today (Thursday) I have started bleeding like it is a normal period, this time requiring that I put a pad on as the blood is coming out as usual (not just when urinating) so I don't know what to think.

I have almost given up hope and I have arranged another appointment for tomorrow, Friday (3rd appointment in one week) with my gynae to possibly terminate the pregnancy because I can't seem to catch a break and it is such a painful experience. I am still hoping for a miracle as I genuinely don't want to do that but the thought of causing myself more pain physically and emotionally for another 10 days makes me feel defeated and even worse the possibility of an ectopic pregnancy left for too long as the pain/cramping doesn't seem to go away either.

[Swimming87]

Tinzo, sorry it's such a difficult time. I've been there and I am there again now! Bleeding but pregnant. I really hope you can find the support you need to repeat your scans when the pregnancy has grown a bit so you can have a better idea of what you're dealing with. I know that right is hard to think straight so find people that can help you. I believe your doctor is suggesting a sensible plan of scanning you when you'll be 6 weeks as only then you can expect to see fetus and heartbeat ,(not always as it's still early but you might!). Provided they have not found it's ectopic and that you don't have bleeding for some other areas of your pelvis, then wait and rescan at 6wks seems like a good plan. Not easy to wait and I'm there with you in this! Sending you a big hug lovely x

[Londonlady2024]

Hi, sorry to hear this...please continue taking your meds and stop other supplements except folic acid and vitamin d3. I was bleeding and found out that the zinc I was taking had holy basil which interacts with blood thinners. This explains why I was bleeding in early pregnancy.

[Twiglet2]

Immafraid at this early stage your doctor is right, you just need to wait it out I’m afraid 😢 it’s really hard but bleeding doesn’t always mean the worst but only time will tell! If you could ask him to scan you in a week instead of 10-14 days though if todays appointment doesn’t give you any answers. You might need to keep going back weekly but they should be able to see if there’s the correct progress in the week at least. Thinking of you xx

[DianeArnold]

Hi. Not what you want to hear, but i have had lots of similar ladies who have gone on to have their beautiful baby. Try and ke away frpm scanning until 7 weeks. Keep up with all prescribed medication including Folic acid and Vitamin D. Back passage for pessaries if using them, amd drink lots of water and avoid constipation. Keep busy and go for little walks. Thinking of you. Diane